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Early Days on the Beach

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Sunny Day at the Point

Don't Be a Clown

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OBPA-Don't Be a Clown
PO Box 1355
Buxton, NC 27920
 

Latest News

  • Don't Be A Clown, Air Down!
  • Beach Access - Spring 2018 .....
  • A Significant Milestone....
  • Proposed Rule Changes - Comments Due
  • CHAPA Offers Reward for Information Regarding Green Sea Turtle Incident
  • NPS Publishes Proposed ORV Rule Changes - Comment Period Open
  • Nesting Sea Turtle Severely Injured on Cape Hatteras Beach
  • NPS Releases EA for Proposed ORV Rule Changes

Comment Now on ORV Rule Changes! Deadline is March 18

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Published: 21 February 2016
March 9, 2016

The deadline for submission of comments to the National Park Service on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for consideration of modifications to the ORV rule currently in effect at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area are due Friday, March 18, 2016.

The EA describes three alternatives for possible changes.  CHAPA submitted comments today which advised that additional modifications must be made to any of the alternatives if the objectives of the legislation which required this public process are to be achieved.


Your individual participation in the EA comment period is also critical to the success of our efforts to improve access at the Seashore
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Click here to open of download CHAPA's Comments on EA.

Instructions for submission of comments are provided below.

Click here to open or download the entire EA in pdf format.

Click here to submit comments electronically.  (Select the “Open for Comment” link to view and comment on the EA.)

  or,

Comments can also be mailed to: Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1401 National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27954.

To ensure your comments are included in this process, they must be entered into the above referenced website or postmarked by March 18, 2016. Comments will not be accepted by fax, email, social media, or in any other manner than those specified above. Bulk comments in hard copy or electronic formats submitted on behalf of others will not be accepted.


Click to view Alternatives Summary....... Comment Now on ORV Rule Changes! Deadline is March 18

CHAPA Submits ORV Rule Change Scoping Comments

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Published: 23 August 2015
CHAPA submitted scoping comments including recommendations for changes to the ORV rule on August 21. Recommendations include changes to dates for opening seasonal ORV routes, changes to times for morning opening and evening closing of ORV routes during summer months, and designation of Vehicle Free Areas (VFAs).

Click here to read CHAPA's submission..... 
  1. ORV Rule Public Scoping Comments Due 8/21/2015
  2. NPS Plan Approved to Modify Wildlife Buffers
  3. CHAPA Official Comments - NPS EA - Review & Adjustment of Wildlife Protection Buffers
  4. CHAPA Assessment of NPS EA - Review & Adjustment of Wildlife Resources Protection Buffers
  5. NPS Releases EA - Review and Adjustment of Wildlife Protection Buffers
  6. CHAPA Recommendations to NPS for Changes to Resource Managment Program

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